Electra
Pleiad star-nymph of Mount Saon on the island of Samothrake (Samothrace) in the north Aegean
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Greek Name | Transliteration | Latin Spelling | Translation |
Ηλεκτρη | Êlektrê | Electra | Amber-Coloured |
Πλειας Πλειαδες | Pleias, Pleiades | Vergilia, Vergiliae | Daughters of Pleione |
ELEKTRA (Electra) was the Pleiad star-nymph of Mount Saon on the island of Samothrake (Samothrace) in the north Aegean. She was loved by Zeus and bore him two sons, Dardanos, ancestor of the Trojan royal family, and Iasion, founder of the Samothrakian Mysteries. She was also entrusted with the fostering of Aphrodite's illegitimate daughter Harmonia. Her name is derived from the Greek word êlektron--the substance and the colour amber.
THE PLEIADES were seven mountain-nymph daughters of the Titan Atlas. Their leader was Maia the mother of Hermes by Zeus. Five of the other Pleiades were also loved by gods becoming ancestresses of various royal families including those of Sparta and Troy. When they were pursued by the lustful giant Orion, Zeus placed them amongst the stars as the constellation Pleiades.
Their name means "Daughters of Pleione" and also "Ladies of Plenty" from the Greek word pleiôn "plenty."